Arkansas Business Announces Executive of the Year Finalists

Arkansas Business has announced the inaugural 2024 Arkansas Executive of the Year finalists.

The new program is an expansion of the former CFO of the Year awards, recognizing and honoring the region’s most outstanding senior executives and top leaders. Nomination forms were submitted to an independent panel of judges that met in late July to determine finalists and winners.

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Presented by Arkansas Talent Group, this year’s Arkansas Executive of the Year awards will take place at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Arkansas Business Publisher Mitch Bettis and Editor Hunter Field will host the event and highlight what sets these finalists apart.

The finalists and winners will also be published in a special supplement of Arkansas Business to be distributed on Oct. 28.

Arkansas Executive of the Year 2024 Finalists

Small Private Company Executive Finalists:

• Jacy Daugherty, Buffalo Builders LLC
• Bill McCrary, Pain Treatment Centers of America
• Dan Sanker, SupplyPike
• Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl, mhp.si

Large Private Company Executive Finalists:

• Daniel Brown, United States Steel Corporation/Big River Steel
• Kristi Casey, Rock Dental Brands
• Patrick Schueck, Lexicon Inc
• Chase Selby, CTEH/Montrose

Small Nonprofit Organization Executive Finalists:

• Tyler B. Clark, Single Parent Scholarship of NWA Inc
• Christie Jordan, Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas
• Erica Kennemer, HorsePlay Hippotherapy & Therapeutic Riding Inc
• Diane LaFollette, Mid-America Science Museum
• Michelle Mothershed, Compassionately Connected for Veterans Inc

Large Nonprofit Organization Executive Finalists:

• Brian Burton, Arkansas Foodbank
• Melissa Dawson, The Centers
• Richard Dunsworth, University of the Ozarks
• Benjamin Johnson, United States Marshals Museum
• Gregory Wood, Hospice of the Ozarks 

Public Sector/Education Executives Finalists: 

• Bryan Day, Little Rock Port Authority
• Amy Johnson, Arkansas Virtual Academy
• Cam Patterson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Todd Shields, Arkansas State University

Financial Executive of the Year Finalists:

• Jenny Griffin, Encore Technology Solutions
• Kevin Scribner, First State Bank
• Paul Rowton, GES Inc (dba Edwards Food Giant)

Board Member of the Year Finalists:

• Cynthia Frazier, Attorney (Our House)
• Brad Hegeman, Nabholz Construction (UCA Foundation Inc)
• Kedrick Jones, Area Agency on Aging of SE Ark (Jefferson County Young Professionals Network)
• Barry Simon, Datamax (The Centers)

For more information on the Arkansas Executive of the Year Awards program, click here or contact Event Operations Lead Lindsey Castrellon at Lcastrellon@abpg.com or (501) 455.9336.